How to Stay Sane as a Work from Home Mom
Multi-tasking isn’t great for anyone’s productivity, but as a work from home mom, it’s unavoidable. So how do you make the most of your time so that you are keeping your little one busy and challenged, make that deadline for the blog post you’re writing, and stay sane? These 5 tips have helped me make […]
How Can You Cultivate an Innovation Mindset
I started at CIL almost a year ago and developing an innovation mindset was not something I even considered. At the time, I thought innovation was a buzzword. A chef was innovative, a real estate company was using innovation to sell more homes. See? Buzzword. However, when the place you work lives and breathes something […]
Innovations in IoT | Ep. 30
SUMMARY This is Episode 30 of Ask an Innovator and Scott Fletcher from Locator X is here with us today to discuss creating innovations in IoT. Josh and Scott discuss the beginnings of Locator X. How they started with a miniature atomic clock that is embedded into a chip that can be placed on any […]
How To Overhaul Your Digital Innovation Strategy
Every organization needs a digital innovation strategy. No matter the industry, every company can innovate and disrupt using digital technology. Most organizations today are unaware of the massive amount of opportunities that exist to do so. Developing strategic initiatives can feel like a cumbersome undertaking, but start with these next five items and you’ll be […]
Driving Innovation with Data | EP. 029
This week we interview Jochen (Joe) Renz, the Managing Director at New Mobility Studio. Josh and Joe jump right into considering innovation in big data, moreover how data will be as essential as oxygen. They talk about smart products and a human-centric system of systems. The system of systems diagram mentioned in the beginning can […]
How to Innovate with Digital Prototyping
At the heart of every innovation, there’s a consumer insight that is followed by an idea, or a solution. Design Thinking is one of the best ways to make sure the innovation would be meaningful by brainstorming improvements based on consumer feedback before investing heavily in project development. So, how can digital prototyping help? Prototyping […]
Innovation In Food | Ep. 028
Episode Notes: What’s up? Aram Karapetian is on Ask an Innovator today. Aram is the President at Woodland Foods. Woodland Foods is a company dedicated to helping people experience the world through culinary exploration. You can learn more about them here. Today the topic is innovation in food, so let’s get after it. Aram impresses […]
Innovative Leadership Characteristics: A Builder
In this episode, we’ll discuss more innovative leadership characteristics. Today we’ll focus on that of a Builder. As a leader, I like to think of myself as an organizational builder. And within that role, there are 3 Different Types of Builders. 1. People Builder Being a People Builder refers to a leader’s job to coach […]
5 Ways to Understand Customer Behavior
When you understand customer behavior, you can gain a huge advantage in recruiting and sales. The basis behind all good recruiting and marketing strategies are a combination of knowing your consumer and grasping what avenues to use to get to them. When you comprehend how your customer thinks, you can then use data and smarter […]
Innovation is Learning | Ep. 027
Episode Notes: Josh interviews Tim Kelley this week. He’s the CEO of Nautilus Medical and we sit down with him to discuss why innovation is learning. Tim has spent his career in the healthcare world and developed Nautilus because of things he learned and pain points he saw along the way. In this one, Tim […]